Sun Chemical opens coatings lab in Carlstadt R&D centre

Sun Chemical has reinforced its commitment to the graphic arts and packaging markets by opening a coatings lab in its Carlstadt, NJ research and development facility.

The 11,000ft2 investment features state-of-the-art equipment and unsurpassed analytical support for studying migration, adhesion, permeability and other performance-related coating phenomena. SEM microscopy, atomic force microscopy, IR surface mapping, sophisticated surface energy measurement and many other techniques are used extensively to advance the fundamental understanding of key coatings performance attributes.

A variety of equipment has been added to the new lab, including: gas transmission rate analysers, glass bottle testing instrumentation and coatings spraying equipment to develop new and improved water, solvent and energy curable primers, inks and coatings.